Blood-Borne Viruses Awareness training for your team
Licence this one module for the staff who need it. No CareStream subscription, no minimum order, no annual contract. One licence covers one member of staff for the complete Blood-Borne Viruses Awareness module, in the language they think in.
- Teach, then assessA full lesson with a real care scenario, followed by an assessment that checks they can apply it.
- Over 60 languagesStaff read the lesson and answer in their first language. Your records stay in English.
- Wrong answers get followed upA short micro-lesson goes back to the staff member on the exact point they missed, then they retry.
- Evidence you can hand overA dated completion record and a certificate per person, ready for your CQC file.
Blood-Borne Viruses Awareness, start to finish.
This training gives you the knowledge and confidence to protect yourself from blood-borne viruses and to support the health of people using your service. You will learn how HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C are transmitted, how to work safely using standard precautions, and how your service prevents, tests for and treats these infections as part of our harm reduction work. This is the same module CareStream subscribers get, written for care settings rather than adapted from a generic course. It runs about 35 minutes and ends with a 20 question assessment.
- What Are Blood-Borne Viruses and How Do They Spread
Blood-borne viruses are infections carried in blood that can pass from one person to another.
- Standard Precautions and Personal Protective Equipment
Standard precautions mean treating all blood and body fluids as potentially infectious, every time, regardless of who the person is.
- Safe Handling and Disposal of Needles and Sharps
Never recap a needle.
- What to Do After a Needlestick Injury or Blood Splash
If you get a needlestick injury, immediately encourage the wound to bleed by squeezing it gently under running water.
- Hepatitis B Vaccination and Occupational Health
All staff who may be exposed to blood or used injecting equipment should be offered Hepatitis B vaccination by the service.
- Testing, Treatment and Harm Reduction in your service
your service offers blood-borne virus testing as a routine part of assessment and care, using methods like dried blood spot tests and point of care testing that give quick results.
What your team will be able to do.
- Identify the three main blood-borne viruses and explain how they are and are not transmitted
- Apply standard precautions consistently when there is any risk of contact with blood or body fluids
- Describe the correct immediate response to a needlestick injury or blood splash exposure
- Explain how your service offers testing, vaccination and treatment to reduce blood-borne virus transmission
- Recognise your role in reducing stigma and supporting people to access blood-borne virus care
Blood-Borne Viruses Awareness in facts.
About 35 minutes, 6 lessons
20 questions, pass mark 80%
Every year
None, completed fully online
What staff come away with
HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C spread through blood to blood contact, not through everyday social contact or care work
Always use standard precautions: treat all blood as potentially infectious and wear gloves and aprons when there is any risk of contact
Never recap needles, never reach into bags or bins blindly, and dispose of sharps immediately into the correct container
If you get a needlestick injury or blood splash, wash immediately, report straight away and seek urgent medical assessment for possible post exposure prophylaxis
All staff at risk should have Hepatitis B vaccination; speak to your manager or occupational health if you are unsure of your status
your service prevents, tests for and treats blood-borne viruses as core harm reduction work; your role is to talk openly, reduce stigma and support people to access testing, vaccination and treatment
Three steps, and nothing to set up.
Checkout takes a minute. Your licences and a receipt arrive by email straight away.
Enter their names and emails, or paste a list. They get an invite to the hub on any device.
You see who has finished, their score, and their certificate as each one comes in.
Everything a licence includes.
Dated, named, and downloadable as a PDF for your training file.
Over 60 languages, chosen per staff member. Your reporting stays in English.
Buy one module for one person if that is all you need. Nothing recurring.
Licences do not expire the moment you buy. Staff have a year to complete.
Before you buy.
How long does Blood-Borne Viruses Awareness training take?
About 35 minutes, across 6 short lessons, followed by a 20 question assessment with a pass mark of 80%. Staff can stop and pick up where they left off.
What does the Blood-Borne Viruses Awareness module cover?
6 lessons: What Are Blood-Borne Viruses and How Do They Spread, Standard Precautions and Personal Protective Equipment, Safe Handling and Disposal of Needles and Sharps, What to Do After a Needlestick Injury or Blood Splash, Hepatitis B Vaccination and Occupational Health and Testing, Treatment and Harm Reduction in your service. Each one pairs the teaching with a care scenario and a quick check.
How often do staff need to refresh Blood-Borne Viruses Awareness?
CareStream sets this module so it renews every year. Staff and managers are reminded before a certificate lapses, so the refresher is booked before the gap appears.
Is Blood-Borne Viruses Awareness completed fully online?
Yes. It is knowledge based, so staff complete the lessons and the assessment online and receive their certificate at the end. There is no practical sign-off.
Do I need a CareStream subscription to buy this?
No. This page exists precisely so you do not. You buy the licences you need, your staff complete the module in the CareStream hub, and that is the end of it. There is no trial to start, no card kept on file, and no subscription that begins quietly afterwards.
If you later decide you want the full platform, anything your staff have already completed carries across into your account.
What does one licence actually cover?
One licence covers one named member of staff for this one module, including the lesson, the assessment, any follow-up questions triggered by a wrong answer, and their certificate. Licences are not shared between people, because the completion record has to belong to an individual to be worth anything at inspection.
How quickly can staff start?
Immediately. The licences are on your account as soon as the payment clears, and staff get their invite the moment you add them. There is no onboarding call and no setup period.
Can staff complete it in another language?
Yes. Each staff member has a first language on their profile, and the lesson, the questions and the feedback all arrive in it. They answer in that language too. What you see as a manager stays in English, so the record reads the same whoever completed it.
What if someone fails the assessment?
Nothing is lost. A wrong answer triggers a short follow-up lesson on that specific point, and they retry it. The record shows the improvement from the first attempt to the latest, which is stronger evidence than a single pass mark, because it shows the gap was found and closed.
Can I buy for more than one service?
Yes. Buy the total number of licences you need and allocate them across your services when you add staff. If you are licensing for a group and want an invoice rather than a card payment, get in touch and we will raise one.
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